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Rise in Victorian e-cigarette use & purchasing behaviours

New data shows almost double the number of Victorian adults report vaping in 2022 compared to 2018-19. Almost one quarter of all Victorian adults currently using e-cigarettes have never...

Media release

4 min read

20 Oct 2022

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/rise-victorian-e-cigarette-use-purchasing-behaviours

Action needed to protect kids from vaping industry

Health promotion foundation VicHealth is today calling for urgent Government action on vaping, following deeply concerning claims of ambulance call outs to schools published in the Herald...

Media release

3 min read

22 Mar 2023

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/action-needed-protect-kids-vaping-industry

VicHealth welcomes proposed landmark e-cigarette legislation

VicHealth welcomes the introduction of landmark e-cigarette legislation today that will position Australia as a world leader in the fight against Big Tobacco and Big Vape....

Media release

2 min read

21 Mar 2024

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/vichealth-welcomes-proposed-landmark-e-cigarette-legislation

Parents a secret weapon in tackling teen vaping, new research shows

A comprehensive, Australian-first research project which aims to deeply understand teenagers’ experiences with vaping has revealed that parents hold more power and influence in tackling vaping than they might realise.

Media release

5 min read

22 Feb 2024

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/parents-secret-weapon-tackling-teen-vaping-new-research-shows

Victorian-first curriculum-aligned resources launched to help teachers and students learn about youth vaping harms

Teachers of year 7-10 students will now have access to a range of new vaping education resources designed to teach young people about the dangers of vaping and help create healthy...

Media release

4 min read

11 Jan 2024

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/victorian-first-curriculum-aligned-vaping-education-resources-launched

Bad Vapefluence: Teaching kids to hide vapes from parents & making vaping glamourous

New research exposes the dirty tricks the e-cigarrette industry uses to normalise vaping among young people on social media.

Media release

4 min read

25 Sep 2023

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/news-publications/media-releases/bad-vapefluence

Artwork by Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022

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Artwork Credit: Dexx (Gunditjmara/Boon Wurrung) ‘Mobs Coming Together’ 2022, acrylic on canvas. Learn more about this artwork.